| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of match 47 between Mumbai and Rajasthan at the Wankhede Stadium. The hosts are on a roll at the moment, having won their last three games. At one stage, it looked really gloomy for the home side but the way they have bounced back is a testimony to their potential and resilience. However, they need to keep up the momentum as a momentary slip can well be curtains for them. They are functioning like a well-oiled unit and that augurs really well for them. On |
| TOSS - Heads is the call from Rahane and heads it is. Rajasthan win the toss and they have elected to bowl first. |
| Ajinkya Rahane, the Rajasthan skipper, says it is a do-or-die game for both the teams. Adds this is a big ground and the dew comes later in the evening which usually makes an impact. He feels playing good cricket for the enite 40 overs is very important, though Poweplays will be crucial. Informs about changes, D'Arcy Short comes in for Ish Sodhi who is not feeling well. Dhawal Kulkarni and Shreyas Gopal get a game too. |
| Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, feels there wasn't much dew is the last few games played here. He wants his team to focus what needs to be done as a bowling group and need not worry about the dew factor. He adds they have done well together as a group, someone or the other has stood up and to see them through which they didn't do earlier in the tournament. Informs they are going in with the same side. |
| We are all set to go! The umpires are out and they are followed by the Mumbai opening pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis. For Kolkata, Krishnappa Gowtham will open the attack with the new ball. |
| 0.1 : K Gowtham to S Yadav, Loopy ball outside off, Yadav opens the face of the bat and slices it to backward point. Can't beat the fielder inside the circle |
| 0.2 : K Gowtham to S Yadav, Yadav goes on the back foot and looks to play the square cut. He misses it as the ball skids quickly after pitching. |
| 0.3 : K Gowtham to S Yadav, FOUR! And now he uses the feet, just third ball into the game and he has thwacked it over the infield. The ball races away to the long off fence. Great strike to open the account. |
| 0.4 : K Gowtham to S Yadav, FOUR! He is playing the mind of the bowler, to this delivery he sits back and square drives it between two men on the off side. |
| 0.5 : K Gowtham to S Yadav, Loopy ball on the stumps, Yadav steps out and punches it to long on. Single taken. |
| 0.6 : K Gowtham to E Lewis, Wide! Gowtham can't make adjustment and bowls a delivery which he should bowl to a right-hander. Slipping it down the leg side and that's a wide. |
| K Gowtham to E Lewis, FOUR! Expensive start from Gowtham. Mumbai have got off to a flier, 14 runs from the opening over. Uses his feet and plays a cover drive. In the gap and it races away to the fence. |
| Dhawal Kulkarni comes from the other end. |
| 1.1 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav,Dropped! Gowtham is the man who has shelled a tough chance, but chance nevertheless! Surya chips it off his stumps to mid on. The fielder runs across and dives forward but he fails to hold on to it. How costly will that be? Suryakumar has been in a terrific form and you don't want to give him many chances. |
| 1.2 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, FOUR! That is rubbing salt to the wounds of Kulkarni! Width on offer and the batsman pounces on it. Slaps it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Kulkarni adjusts his length and bowls it touch closer to the off stump, Yadav looks to cut that. He fails to make contact. |
| 1.4 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Pushes it to the cover region. Single taken. |
| 1.5 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Uppish...but safe! More frustation for Kulkarni, he feels effort from Archer isn't good enough. Full length ball on the stumps, Lewis chips it to mid on. It lands well short of the fielder. Replays are in and it shows the fielder had no chance of getting to it before it bounced. |
| 1.6 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Drifting on the pads and Lewis flicks it behind square leg for a single. |
| Jofra Archer gets the ball. |
| 2.1 : J Archer to E Lewis, Pacy nut from Archer, he starts with an effort ball. Short of a length ball, angling in at pace, Lewis keeps his hands low and lets it go. |
| 2.2 : J Archer to E Lewis, Heavy ball from Archer, he rushes the batsman who looks to glance that. Lewis gets hit on the gloves. |
| 2.3 : J Archer to E Lewis, Wide! Once again there is enough venom in the delivery but the angle from Archer takes it down the leg side. |
| J Archer to E Lewis, Boy! He is generating some serious pace. Short ball, slanting into the batsman, who goes back and drops it on the leg side. |
| 2.4 : J Archer to E Lewis, Miles up in the air...dropped by Binny! Oh dear, Archer has worked really hard for this wicket but his teammate lets his down! Lewis backs away and looks to break the shackles. Hits it high in the night sky, the ball goes high but Binny never looked comfortable and eventually, ends up shelling it. Three runs taken. |
| 2.5 : J Archer to S Yadav, Wide! Archer bowls a delivery well down the leg side, Surya looks to glance that. He misses it and that's another wide. |
| J Archer to S Yadav, Bowls a seam up delivery on the stumps and the batsman defends it out. |
| 2.6 : J Archer to S Yadav, End his over with a delivery that skids through at pace. Yadav is late on the ball, he fails to make contact with the ball. |
| 3.1 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Bowls a wide yorker and makes Lewis reach out for it, who manages to get wood on it and slices it behind point. |
| 0.0 : Hold up in play, Lewis wants a new bat. The previous delivery from Kulkarni seems to have done some damage to the bottom half of the blade. |
| 3.2 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Lewis dances down the track and takes it on the full. Just manages to punch it to mid on for a quick single. He has missed out on couple of friendly deliveries this evening. |
| 3.3 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Massive shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved! The ball is clearly heading down leg and no way umpire is going to give that, not sure why Kulkarni is so excited. Bowls a full ball and Yadav attempts an ugly heave across the line but fails to connect and misses it on the pads. |
| 3.4 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, FOUR! Good shot, he keeps his composure on this one and elegantly hits it through mid-wicket. Length ball on the pads and he punches it sweetly through the gap for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Punches it down the ground to mid on. Archer moves quickly to his left and makes a brilliant stop. No run taken, poor running from the Mumbai pair. |
| 3.6 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, FOUR! Repeat of the previous shot from the batsman but this time he hits it much straighter as if he is asking Archer try to stop that too? |
| Ben Stokes comes into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, FOUR! Flashes and flashes really hard! Shortish delivery from Stokes cramping Lewis for room. The West Indian goes through with the shot. He gets a thick edge which flies well wide of the keeper and races to the third man fence. |
| 4.2 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Lewis after earning a boundary gets too greedy, goes for the repeat of the previous shot. Only to mistime it to the backward point region. |
| 4.3 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Another low full toss to the Mumbai opener and Lewis once again disappoints Mumbai fans. He gets a freebies on the pads and all he does is, punches it to long on for a single. |
| 4.4 : Ben Stokes to S Yadav, Overpitched delivery from Stokes and Yadav drills it hard, finds the fielder at backward point. |
| 4.5 : Ben Stokes to S Yadav, Stokes takes pace off it and Surya flicks it off his pads to the left of the mid on fielder. He is gutted as he failed to pick the gap and gets just the single for the effort. |
| 4.6 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Lewis gets a high full toss and he fails to put it away. He is taken by surprise by the height of it and the lack of pace on it. |
| 5.1 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Yadav pushes it to mid on. They cross over for a single. |
| 5.2 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Wide yorker that's an effective delivery but not sure about it when you have third man fielder inside the circle. Lewis stays back to slice that, can't put bat to ball. |
| 5.3 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, FOUR! Super shot from Lewis, he has nailed that one! Good length ball outside off, slaps it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, Chops it in front of the man at point. Single taken. |
| 5.5 : D Kulkarni to S Yadav, Direct hit and Surya would have been a goner! Surya pushes it to the left of mid off and took off for a quick single. Stokes nearly pulls off a run out! He rushes to his left and has a shy at the bowler's end. He just misses the target. |
| Strategic break. |
| 5.6 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, FOUR! Up and over! Lewis chips it over extra cover and the ball speeds away to the fence. Brings up the 50-run opening stand in style. End of a good Powerplay for Mumbai. |
| Shreyas Gopal gets the ball, can he provide Rajasthan with a breakthrough? |
| 6.1 : S Gopal to S Yadav, Flatter leg break on the stumps and Yadav taps it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : S Gopal to E Lewis, Darts this on the leg stump line and Lewis works it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : S Gopal to S Yadav, Sits on the back foot and cuts it to the man at backward point. |
| 6.4 : S Gopal to S Yadav, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 6.5 : S Gopal to S Yadav, In the air...lands well short of the man at long on! Surya steps out to that one and plays a chip shot. Luckily, he didn't get enough power on it or else he would have lobbed it straight into the hands of the fielder. Single taken. |
| 6.6 : S Gopal to E Lewis, Flatter in trajectory and Lewis pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Jaydev Unadkat comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, Lewis goes on the back foot and steers it down to third man for a single. |
| 7.2 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, Suryakumar sees width and goes hard at that one. He mistimes the square cut on the off side. |
| 7.3 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, FOUR! Clean strike from Suryakumar! Full pitched delivery from Unadkat and the batsman gets right under it. Lofts it cleanly over extra cover. With that boundary Suryakumar Yadav has now gone past Paul Valthaty for the most runs by an uncapped Indian player in the League. |
| 7.4 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, Length ball, zips in from outside off, Yadav goes back to cut that. He gets an under edge which nearly hits the top of off stumps. |
| 7.5 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, Plays a gorgeous on drive. He hits it to long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, Lewis waits on the back foot and plays away from his body. Chops it to third man for a single and retains the strike. Mumbai are going at a less than 8 rpo but they have 10 wickets in hand and should look to up the ante now! |
| 8.1 : S Gopal to E Lewis, SIX! And it seems they just heard me! Lewis straightaway goes after the leg spinner. He sits on one knee and slogs it over the square leg boundary for a six. |
| 8.2 : S Gopal to E Lewis, SIX! Back-to-back sixes and Lewis is starting to cut loose! Sees a loopy delivery and jumps down the track in no time. Lifts it cleanly over the long off boundary. |
| 8.3 : S Gopal to E Lewis, The southpaw punches it away to the deep cover and scampers back for the second run. |
| 8.4 : S Gopal to E Lewis, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 8.5 : S Gopal to S Yadav, Faster one, pushes it away to long on for a single. |
| 8.6 : S Gopal to E Lewis, Lewis reaches out to that wide delivery and slices it in front of point. |
| 9.1 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, Fuller length ball outside off, Lewis looks to run that down to third man, he misses it. |
| 9.2 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, Full ball on the pads, Lewis powers it to long on for a single. |
| 9.3 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, Cracking cover drive from Suryakumar Yadav! Fullishd delivery from Unadkat and the batsman drills it to the left of Stokes at mid off. |
| 9.4 : J Unadkat to S Yadav, Yadav powers it down the ground for a single. |
| 9.5 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, The batsman plays the Square-Cut. |
| 9.6 : J Unadkat to E Lewis, Lewis looks to flick that, the ball goes off the inner half on the leg side. |
| Jofra Archer is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : J Archer to E Lewis, Play and a miss from Lewis. He is looking to steer that down to third man, misses it. |
| 10.2 : J Archer to E Lewis, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 10.3 : J Archer to E Lewis, Leg bye! Lewis goes back to flick that one, he misses it and the ball rolls off the thigh pad on the leg side. |
| 10.4 : J Archer to S Yadav, OUT! In the air...and taken in the deep! Jofra finally gets rewarded, he has been bowling really well all night! Short of a length ball and the batsman goes for the heave across the line. He hits it well up in the air and doesn't get enough power behind it. Unadkat in the deep stations himself under it, maybe he misjudges it a little and ends up taking it inches above the ground. Rajasthan get the opening they needed. |
| Rohit Sharma is the next man in. |
| 10.5 : J Archer to R Sharma, OUT! Gone! First ball duck for the Mumbai skipper and Jofra is now on a hat-trick. He bowls another heavy ball into the batsman, who goes for the pull and hits it seriously well. Rohit though neither manages to keep it down nor does he hits it over the ropes. Smashes it straight to Unadkat flat at fine leg. Mumbai have two quick wickets and this is the chance for Rajasthan to make a some more inroads and boss the game. |
| Ishan Kishan walks out to bat to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 10.6 : J Archer to I Kishan, Delivers a yorker length delivery outside off and Kishan slices it through the covers for a brace. |
| 11.1 : K Gowtham to E Lewis, Gowtham bowls a wide delivery and Lewis lets it go expecting a call of wide from the umpire but none there. |
| 11.2 : K Gowtham to E Lewis, Lewis goes right across and looks to flick that, the ball turns away a little and he gets a soft leading edge on the track. |
| 11.3 : K Gowtham to E Lewis, Uppish, but lands well in front of the man at long on! Lewis plays a chip shot and collects a single. |
| 11.4 : K Gowtham to I Kishan, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 11.5 : K Gowtham to I Kishan, Full delivery and Kishan powers it to long on for a single. |
| 11.6 : K Gowtham to E Lewis, Wide! Sliding down the leg side and Lewis attempts a sweep, can't connect. Wide called. |
| K Gowtham to E Lewis, SIX! Lewis goes down the track and lofts a full toss cleanly over the long on fence. 2nd fifty in the Indian T20 League for Lewis. |
| Ben Stokes comes back for a new spell. |
| 12.1 : Ben Stokes to I Kishan, Kishan knocks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 12.2 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Short of a length ball on the stumps and Lewis defends it back to the bowler. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Slower ball from Stokes, Lewis backs away and creates room for himself. Slaps it to deep point for a single. 100 up for Mumbai. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to I Kishan, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to E Lewis, Lewis punches it hard to long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to I Kishan, The batsman has driven it through mid-off. |
| 13.1 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, SIX! Bang goes Lewis! He gets a short of a length on the stumps and Lewis hoicks it over the long on fence for half a dozen. |
| 13.2 : D Kulkarni to E Lewis, OUT! Taken in the deep! Good running catch from Samson near the ropes, Rajasthan have got the important breakthrough! Dhawal Kulkarni bowls a shortish delivery outside off and Lewis slaps it flat to deep cover. The fielder runs across to his right quickly and takes a safe catch. End of a good knock from the West Indian. |
| Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 13.3 : D Kulkarni to I Kishan, Kishan dabs it to covers. Unnecessary throw from Rahane hits the stumps and rolls away to the mid-wicket region. The Mumbai pair take two before the fielder from the deep mops it up. |
| 13.4 : D Kulkarni to I Kishan, FOUR! Smoked by Kishan! Good length ball on the stumps and Kishan muscles it flat-batted to the mid wicket boundary. |
| 13.5 : D Kulkarni to I Kishan, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 13.6 : D Kulkarni to H Pandya, FOUR! Cheeky from Hardik, that is pretty cleverly done! He gets a shortish delivery outside off and smartly upper cuts it to the third man fence. |
| 14.1 : Ben Stokes to I Kishan, Kishan slaps it to covers but finds the man inside the circle. |
| 14.2 : Ben Stokes to I Kishan, OUT! Gone, Rajasthan have got another important wicket! 50th T20 wicket for Ben Stokes and it is an important one of Kishan who is known for his hard hitting and can be pretty lethal in the death overs!The batsman looks clear the mid-wicket boundary with a pull shot but he ends up hitting it high in the air. Samson in the deep settles under the high ball and judges it to perfection. Still 34 balls to go and Mumbai need to push on the accelerator if they have go pas |
| Krunal Pandya walks out to bat. |
| 14.3 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, Hardik dabs it in front of point and calls for a quick single but decides against it. |
| 14.4 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 14.5 : Ben Stokes to K Pandya, Wide! Short of a length ball, angling down leg, Krunal looks to pull that, he misses it and that's a wide. |
| Ben Stokes to K Pandya, Krunal gets a delivery on the pads and he works it behind square leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, Full pitched delivery from Stokes to end the over. Hardik drills it to long on for a single. |
| 15.1 : J Archer to H Pandya, Short of a length delivery, at a good pace, Hardik lets it come in and then taps it in front of point for a single. |
| 15.2 : J Archer to K Pandya, Right on the money. Fuller and into the blockhole, Krunal jams it out off the inner half towards mid on for a single. |
| 15.3 : J Archer to H Pandya, Angling back in on the pads, tucked behind square on the leg side for another single. |
| 15.4 : J Archer to K Pandya, Using the pace! Waits for the ball to come and dabs it down to third man for a single. |
| 15.5 : J Archer to H Pandya, Short of a length delivery outside off, the younger brother is happy to milk a single down to third man for one. |
| 15.6 : J Archer to K Pandya, Good length delivery on off, Krunal backs away and hits it straight to Stokes at mid off. |
| Strategic break. |
| Unadkat comes for a new spell. |
| 16.1 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, Slower ball on a length outside off, Hardik steps out and slaps it hard to deep point. They take couple more. |
| 16.2 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, Direct hit would have made things interesting there! Hardik chops it to short third man and calls for a quick single. Krunal sets off quickly but he still would have fallen short had Kulkarni hit the stumps. |
| 16.3 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Sharp short ball from Unadkat right into the body of Krunal, who bends down quickly and lets it go. |
| 16.4 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, Shortish delivery outside off, Krunal attempts a pull but he fails to make contact. Couple of important dots for Rajasthan. |
| 16.5 : J Unadkat to K Pandya, OUT! Gowtham nearly makes a mess off an opportunity but he holds his nerves and grabs it on the second attempt! Krunal departs with contributing much with the bat! Slower ball on a length, angling in, the batsman goes for the heave off the back foot. He lifts it high towards long on where the fielder pouches it safely. Mumbai are losing their way a little after the departure Lewis. |
| Ben Cutting is the next man in. |
| 16.6 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, Length ball on the leg stump line and the batsman taps it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.1 : J Archer to H Pandya, Wide! Archer start his fourth over with a delivery down the leg side. That's a wide. |
| J Archer to H Pandya, Hardik gets on the front foot and defends it with a straight bat. The ball rolls back to the bowler. |
| 17.2 : J Archer to H Pandya, Hardik stays back in his crease and plays it quite late. Chops it away to third man for a single. |
| 17.3 : J Archer to Ben Cutting, Fuller length ball on the off and middle stump line, Cutting goes across and flicks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 17.4 : J Archer to Ben Cutting, Cutting stays back and opens the face of the bat. Steers it down to third man for a single. |
| 17.5 : J Archer to H Pandya, Fuller length ball on the stumps, Hardik whips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.6 : J Archer to Ben Cutting, Ends his spell with a sharp delivery, shortish delivery closer to the off stump, Cutting keeps his hands low and lets it go. Archer finishes with figures reading 4-0-16-2. |
| 18.1 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, SIX! Hammered by Hardik! He gets a full pitched delivery in the slot and he mauls it over the sightscreen for a six |
| 18.2 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, FOUR! Low full toss outside off from Unadkat, Hardik gets under it and carves it over the man at backward point. The ball speeds away to the boundary. |
| 18.3 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, Wide! Unadkat dishes out a wide delivery well away from the tramline. Wide called. |
| J Unadkat to H Pandya, SIX! Smoked it! Hardik is delivering some lusty blows. Mumbai go past 150! Low full toss from Unadkat and Hardik clubs it over covers for half a dozen. |
| 18.4 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, In the air...lands safely! Hardik goes for the heave, top edges it to the mid-wicket region. No one in the zone to catch it. Surprisingly, the Mumbai pair take just the single. |
| 18.5 : J Unadkat to Ben Cutting, A rare mistake from Archer! He bowled so well tonight but has missed a dolly! Cutting goes for the heave to a slower ball from Unadkat, he top edges it to backward point where Archer makes a mess of it. A run taken. |
| 18.6 : J Unadkat to H Pandya, Slower bumper outside off, Hardik attempts the upper cut but he fails to connect. |
| 19.1 : Ben Stokes to Ben Cutting, SIX! Nailed it! Stokes starts the final over with a friendly slower ball right under the bat of Cutting and the Aussie smokes it over long on for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : Ben Stokes to Ben Cutting, Leg bye! Off cutter from Stokes, Cutting looks to heave that but he misses it. The ball hits the pads and rolls on the off side. |
| 19.3 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, FOUR! Cheeky shot from Hardik! He expects a slower bumper from Stokes and accordingly reacts. He gets inside the line of the delivery and scoops. The ball hits the upper half of the bat and rolls past the keeper who tries to stop that with a full length dive but fails. |
| 19.4 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it and misses. |
| 19.5 : Ben Stokes to H Pandya, OUT! That's a spectacular catch from Samson! Take a bow, young man. Shortish delivery, Pandya pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket. Samson moves to his right, dives full length and takes a one-handed stunner. A handy contribution from Pandya this. |
| 19.6 : Ben Stokes to Ben Cutting, Fullish delivery around middle, Cuttling slogs it towards wide long on and hares back for the second. MUMBAI FINISH ON 168/6! |
| Rajasthan have pulled things back quite sharply after the 87-run opening stand between Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis. Mumbai were going great guns as both the batsmen were looking in terrific rhythm. Rajasthan were in danger of conceding over 200 at that stage but the double strike from Archer in the 11th over got them back in the game. |
| Archer by far was the best bowler for Rajasthan. He gave away just 16 runs in his four overs and got couple of important wicket. Lewis at the other end though carried on and registered a fifty. He was looking to cut loose but was caught in the deep soon after reaching the landmark and Mumbai had a lull period following that. Thanks to Hardik Pandya that the hosts got to 168. He along with Cutting smashed 39 runs in the final two overs and gave some respectability to their score. |
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